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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy Yes, I'm afraid most models these days are plastic (not that that's bad though), save for Brass models and a few expensive die cast ones. Anyway, yes standard Bachmann models have plastic shells. The smoke generator can get so hot that it can melt through the plastic shell of the loco. Not all smoking locomotives are that way, though. Broadway Limited Imports recently released Southern Pacific class AC-4 and AC-5 4-8-8-2 Cab Forwards with fan driven smoke units. I've heard these are much better. Unfortunantly, the mamoth 4-8-8-2 is probably to big for your layout (It's to big to for mine, too![:D]). If you're looking for a better (but still affordable) steam locomotive, give Bachmann's Spectrum products a try. They make the best steam locomotives on the market (next to Broadway Limited), and they don't have smoke units. Jonathon[/quote] Have you done any painting to your train or tender (I take it the tender is the car behind the engine with the coal)? I thought for my first paint project I would paint the coal. Do you or anyone else have any suggestions on paint for the coal? I was thinking of painting the coal silver. Then accenting it with a little brown or black. I am not very experienced at painting.
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